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| Kier Bam is contractor for Hinkley nuclear site works | Kier Bam is contractor for Hinkley nuclear site works |
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| Construction firm Kier Bam has secured a £100m contract to carry out site preparation works for the planned nuclear power station at Hinkley. | Construction firm Kier Bam has secured a £100m contract to carry out site preparation works for the planned nuclear power station at Hinkley. |
| EDF Energy has said this will create 350 jobs to excavate the site and build earthworks ready for the main build, should it receive planning permission. | EDF Energy has said this will create 350 jobs to excavate the site and build earthworks ready for the main build, should it receive planning permission. |
| EDF chief executive Vincent de Rivaz said the announcement showed the build was "on track and gaining momentum". | EDF chief executive Vincent de Rivaz said the announcement showed the build was "on track and gaining momentum". |
| A further £15m will be spent on a new training centre in Bridgwater. | A further £15m will be spent on a new training centre in Bridgwater. |
| EDF Energy will work in partnership with Bridgwater College with the aim of addressing the shortage of skills in the energy sector. | EDF Energy will work in partnership with Bridgwater College with the aim of addressing the shortage of skills in the energy sector. |
| Principal at the college Fiona McMillan said: "It's a great opportunity for us, because not only does it provide an opportunity for a fantastic new centre for training and skills development, but it is also a good illustration of a major company working very closely with the education sector." | |
| In July, the application for site preparation works was approved by West Somerset Council to clear a valley to the west of the existing power station. | In July, the application for site preparation works was approved by West Somerset Council to clear a valley to the west of the existing power station. |
| Those against the build fear this will ruin the local countryside and that nuclear power is unsafe. | Those against the build fear this will ruin the local countryside and that nuclear power is unsafe. |
| If the application wins planning permission it could open in 2020. | If the application wins planning permission it could open in 2020. |